The old Gascogne oak does a lot to frame the excellent bourbon flavors without masking or marring the inherent goodness that the High West blending team has created.” – K&L Tasting Notes Price: $55 “We’re pretty picky about barrel finishes, but High West is consistently knocking it out of the park.
Mash Bill: 75% Corn, 21% Rye, 4% Malted Barley (MGP) | 84% Corn, 8% Rye, 8% Malted Barley (Other)Ĭask Strength | Non-Chill Filtered | Natural Color High West American Prairie Bourbon Barrel Select – Details and Tasting Notesĭistiller: MGP + Undisclosed (KY – likely Barton) It’s long enough for a typically low-spice whiskey to pick up some bigger spice notes synonymous with Armagnac, and that’s exactly what’s happened here. The barrel this bottle came from, was picked by K&L and it was finished in an Armagnac barrel for 1 year and 9 months. While technically true a bourbon stops being a bourbon if it’s finished in a used barrel, like these Barrel Select picks are, it definitely doesn’t stop being delicious. And let’s be clear, there is nothing wrong with that. Here we have a bourbon that’s not a bourbon: High West American Prairie Bourbon Barrel Select.
